axial

[ ak-see-uhl ]

/ ˈæk si əl /

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adjective

of, pertaining to, characterized by, or forming an axis: an axial relationship.

situated in or on an axis.

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Origin of axial

First recorded in 1840–50; axi- + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM axial

ax·i·al·i·ty, nounax·i·al·ly, adverbin·ter·ax·i·al, adjectivemul·ti·ax·i·al, adjective

mul·ti·ax·i·al·ly, adverbsub·ax·i·al, adjectivesub·ax·i·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby axial

Axelrod, axeman, axenic, axes, axi-, axial, axial-flow, axial-flow compressor, axial skeleton, axial strain, axial stress

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How to use axial in a sentence

Chin’s team decided to call these leaves “axial” ones because they are closer to the woody stem — or axis — of the branch.
Some redwood leaves make food while others drink water|Sofia Quaglia|May 27, 2022|Science News For Students
Because there is the luminous ensemble of Sigmar Polke entitled Axial Ages.
Treasures From the Pinault Collection|Bernard-Henri Lévy|June 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
This exoskeleton differs from the main or axial skeleton of the higher animals, the latter being inside of the body.
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter
The trunk has its central axial backbone stripe and its lateral rib-lines.
Colouration in Animals and Plants|Alfred Tylor

We thus see clearly that the dorsal stripe is directly related to the internal axial skeleton.
Colouration in Animals and Plants|Alfred Tylor
He examined for instance the thorns of the Hawthorn, and saw that their structure was axial.
Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists|Various
At one point in this rim may be seen the embryo, consisting of a somewhat raised area with an axial groove (mg).
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour

British Dictionary definitions for axial

axial

/ (ˈæksɪəl) /

adjective

relating to, forming, or characteristic of an axis

situated in, on, or along an axis

Derived forms of axial

axiality, nounaxially, adverb

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